“There seems little doubt that this is where the early church began with new Christians. When people, by faith in Jesus Christ, passed from the kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of God’s love, they were immediately taught that the Holy Spirit had not only imparted to them the life of Jesus Christ, but had also equipped them with spiritual gifts which they were responsible to discover and exercise. No Christian can say, ‘I can’t serve God; I don’t have any ability to serve Him.’ The effectiveness of your life as a Christian will be determined by the degree to which you use the gifts God has given you.” Ray …
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SPIRITUAL GIFTS (1) It takes the whole church to be the church
I will never forget the breakthrough that occurred in my life when I discovered that on becoming a Christian, I had been equipped with spiritual gifts by the Holy Spirit to use in my life to bless others and continue the work of Jesus in the world today.
Unfortunately, no one had ever previously shared this truth with me. It was only after I attended a seminar by an American pastor, Dr Ray Stedman and read his book, Body Life, that I was inspired to go on a journey to discover my spiritual gifts and use them as a good steward of the grace of God. Following the seminar, six …
FINISH THE RACE……..marked out for YOU
In my younger years, I grew up living a very ordinary life, being dominated by certain fears that caused me to stay in the safe zone and underestimating how much God wanted to do in and through my life. I didn’t believe in myself because I never felt that anyone had ever believed in me. I expected my future to be an extension of my past.
But the year 1979 was a defining year. I married Sue, the love of my life, and the first person who understood the potential that lay within me and believed in me. In addition to that, I had a growing awareness of the fact …
WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE (71 – 80)
(71) “GREAT PEOPLE ARE READY TO HELP ME”
I have always lived with the conviction that I was called by God to make an impact for Him and that step by step He would lead me and provide the resources I would need to achieve His great purposes. In the process, the following words of Jesus have been a valuable guide to me:
“My Father is always working and so am I……I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself. He does only what He sees the Father doing.” John 5:17,19
In my years of ministry, I have never applied for any position; I have always walked …